The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2010
Applicants:
Karl Rinne, Yougal, IE;
Anthony Kelly, Old Kildimo, IE;
Eamon O'malley, Claremorris, IE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Powervation Limited, Castletroy, Co. Limerick, IE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 1/084 (2006.01); H02M 3/157 (2006.01); H02M 3/158 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/157 (2013.01); H02M 3/1584 (2013.01); H02M 2001/0012 (2013.01); H02M 2003/1586 (2013.01);
Abstract
The Application is directed at arrangements at which switch mode power converters share a common load. More particularly, the application provides a masterless arrangement in which no single converter controls the operation of the other converters. This is achieved by an arrangement in which each converter attempts to share its current measurement with other converters through an arbitration scheme employed on a data line, with the winning converter providing a defacto current measurement; for example, a maximum or minimum, to the overall arrangement.